Right now the user count Lemmys is comparatively tiny when held up against reddit - but the user count isn’t the thing that makes a social media site, it’s the engagement
So even if you’re used to lurking, try to get a little more active! Post memes, vote on posts, talk in the comments, whatever!
If people come here and see activity, content, and discussions, they’re more likely to stay and contribute their own - if they come and see a ghost town, they’ll just go back to reddit
Cool, I didn’t know we could embed images in posts and they’d show up inline. I wonder how long that will last, haha.
Oo oo I Wana try.
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Yeah I noticed that when I uploaded mine and just removed it. My picture was just taking up my entire page haha.
“Would you like to know more?”
Can we share this info with others? Or is this like Netflix where you say yes then change your mind and bill me $8.99/per at a later point?
Hey cool a free image!
I’ll post my puppy everyone likes puppies.
I don’t often have anything to add, but here is my buddy.
I like your puppy.
Me too!
Here’s my kitty cat Kira
I won’t lie, if you look at my Reddit profile you’ll see that I’ve commented more here in the last couple of days than probably the last 3 years on Reddit. The community just feels more welcome and I feel as if my comment will get read instead of being drowned out as it happens on Reddit.
Same. Always kinda talked myself out of commenting on reddit because my comments would never be engaged with. Felt like I missed the boat there. Time to start over and build a new community.
Either it doesn’t get engaged with, or the people who engage with it have the reading comprehension of a carrot.
I noticed you didn’t explicitly say in your post that you don’t kick puppies, so let me assume that you believe that is acceptable and then vividly describe what a horrible person you are. Also,
Time to start over
…now that I’ve pulled a tiny portion of comment out of context to make it easier to attack, how dare you.
Yep, felt the same way on reddit. Sometimes, I started writing a comment but then halfway through I thought to myself “can I really muster the energy to engage with people who just skim through it or aggressively pick it apart and write an essay on how right they are with sources either taken out of their ass or taken out of context just to suit their viewpoints?”. So I just ended up deleting it and go back to lurking.
hol’ up, comparing their reading comprehension to that of a carrot is an unfair insult to the average carrot.
and how exactly is the comparison? is it one carrot per person, or can a single carrot out-comprehend the whole lot?
My comment would either get overlooked or it was literally walking on eggshells. Make an innocuous remark that somehow gets taken out of context and say hello to the downvotes.
Usually with Reddit you gotta be there early in a post to get interacted with. If it’s 5-6 hours since the post was made you’re only likely to get a few scattered upvotes.
It felt a bit off at first to not have the top comments all be the ones with the most votes, but I like how it works on lemmy after spending time here.
You can join an old thread and not feel like it’s pointless to add to the discussion!
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Yep, this is how i felt as well!
I feel reminded of the old days of the internet. It is invigorating discovering this Fediverse. Everything feels a lot more engaged than Reddit. I think it may be a good thing if this does not “take off” completely.
I’m Gen Z and never got to experience the old internet, but I have seen old posts on stuff like Google Groups and mail lists. The fediverse has a similar vibe, and I like it
I first got online back in 1995 via dial up. My ISP charged by the minute and using the internet meant hogging the phone line, which my parents weren’t too happy with. So how ever long I managed to use the internet back then felt like a privilege.
What I enjoyed the most about the old web were the portals. There were video game-specific portals, band-specific portals, etc. Portals usually included a forum, a front page with the latest news, and downloadable contents (wallpapers, files, etc). Also, the web was mostly made up of personal websites which all looked different from each other.
Something less talked about is how prevalent viruses and trojans were back then. If you were tech-savvy enough, you could create your own ‘trojan’ and infect someone with it. The infected computer could then be controlled remotely via client program. Fun times.
definitely agree, though the way that lemmy isn’t overseen by a single entity would likely mitigate some of the negative effects in my opinion. but there’s definitely a sweet spot between inactive and dead communities and ones which are too active, in a way i tend to not be a fan of (thinking of mainstream subs like r/funny and r/askreddit’s quality drop). in any case though, if an instance you’re in gets too mainstream for your liking, you can just hop over to a new, smaller instance/community and join local groups they have there for similar interests ¯\(ツ)/¯
Yes, I am intrigued how this will turn out. I think I see potential in the federated approach in this regard.
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Definitely. Everyone on Lemmy at this time seems very reasonable as well and I am finding that the discussion is typically of a much higher quality than on Reddit, so for those who don’t usually engage, try it, it’s definitely worth a shot here.
Made an account 22 hours ago, been lurking around here and there, finally decided to post my first comment after reading this post. I’d like to get more involved, just trying to find my footing first. Speaking of - what app(s) is everyone using? I’m on Android, and just logged into Jerboa. Decent UI, not a fan of the flashing screen during transitions. Any recommendations on other apps? Thanks.
I’m using Firefox on mobile. A dedicated app would be cool but the web experience is really nice, much better than reddit’s mobile site.
Im too using Firefox (on iOS). Even if it’s not comparable to a native app, it’s quite nice.
On Jerboa as well. Had downloaded lemmur before but that app seems dead. Have you set your phone on dark mode? I don’t have those same issues you’re having regarding transitions.
The Jerboa app seams to be in active developement. So i am optimistic for various improvements shall arrive in the future. You can observe it on their GitHub page.
Ok here’s a meme that is unrelated to anything we’re discussing but always cracks me up:
I lurk most of the time because most of the time i have nothing to say
I lurk mostly because I feel like its pointless to comment in places with already thousands of them. Someone has likely already shared/commented what I’m thinking about but I need to snap out of that here. At least till this place takes off
I think that’s whats great about here. I feel like there’s always something to add. Whereas with other socials you never know what you are gonna get in reply or whatever.
Welcome to a better future everyone.
Me rn -
Yo, your fingers are whack
Your arms are certainly in very consistent sizes compared to one another. I would say that the entire photograph is a masterpiece of realism!
Who can actually see the gif here? Reports are its not universal across all browsers.
Loads for me with a play button on safari on iphone
This is the way.
This is the way.
This is the way.
This is the way
do you know da wae??
In all seriousness: I am trying. Hard to break the habit of lurking. But on the other hand I’ll often upvote something, so thats engagement right there :-)
edit: also since someone said “less memes” - I’d recommend you this watch on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
If you want me to comment, there will be SOME memes. Heck, look at OP’s handle, how did you expect me NOT to do it? :O
Same here… This is my first comment, so I guess it’s a start.
I hate you
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Woah, I’m lurkin’ here!
I’M LURKIN’ HEEEAH
I couldn’t agree more!
In effort to try to add value to posting, I found a mobile app for iPhone. It’s clearly in beta. I’m not associated with them at all, and I hope they don’t mind me posting the results of my Brave search.
Replying from the Mlem app!
Solid app so far, can’t wait to see future updates.
Been using this too, very good so far!
Hey just to let you guys know that app (Mlem) is currently looking for volunteers. If you guys want to contribute join the community using this link (https://lemmy.ml/c/mlemapp) and go on the top post to get yourself onboarded with the team!
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